Private Samuel Dykes
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1888-12-30
Place of birth: Darvel Ayrshire Scotland
Next of kin: Matha Dykes, wife. 389 Reille Avenue, Verdun, Quebec
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-10-08
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 133275
Highest Rank:
Private
(13th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 13th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Ancre Heights
Commemoration location: Strathaven War Memorial, Strathaven, Nr Glasgow, Scotland.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1567487
LAC ID:
370156
Service file: B2793-S022
Uploader's Notes:
This man had previously served in the 5th Royal Highlandres for 3 years and the 6th Scottish Rifles for 2 years.
The War Memorial states that this man or his family originally came from Barn Street in Strathaven.
In the battle this man was killed in of the battalion 9 were killed, 132 wounded and 161 were reported as missing.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the attestation papers and this man is on the CWGC site. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 73rd Battalion A Company, No. 3 Platoon Private Army Canadian Infantry 13th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-18